A nurse who contracted COVID-19 last year is finally home, months after he was admitted to hospital with complications related to the illness that left him paralyzed. Last summer, Desmon Silva, 23, was working on the frontlines of the pandemic at a hospital in Tampa, Florida when he became infected with the virus. On July […]
Exoskeleton Helps Paralyzed People Walk Again
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 18, 2020 — People paralyzed with spinal cord injuries can safely and effectively use an exoskeleton to assist them in walking, a new study finds. “Participants showed improvement regardless of level of injury, completeness or duration of injury,” said Gail Forrest, director of the Tim and Caroline Reynolds Center for Spinal Stimulation at […]